This report from Communities and Local Government is one of a series evaluating the New Deal for Communities Programme, which aims to reduce gaps between some of the most deprived areas in England and the rest of the country. It presents findings from case studies.
This report from the New Local Government Network calls for all councils to adopt an obesity strategy as part of their Local Area Agreements. It argues that they should be at the centre of fighting obesity and be rewarded by being allowed to retain a sum equivalent to 50 per cent of the NHS savings on treating future obesity averted as a result of early interventions.
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This report from Communities and Local Government explores the impact of the New Deal for Communities and it sets out findings from case studies. It provides insights into why and how change is occurring in the case study areas, it explores relationships between interventions and outcomes at the local level and identifies why and how successful neighbourhood renewal occurs.
ByAnthony Brand
This report from the New Local Government Network argues that the UK should follow Australia and the US and introduce more flexible, locally tailored solutions to worklessness. It also argues that local authorities and their partners are best placed to understand local issues and how best to target certain areas of worklessness.
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By Joseph A. Raelin
The book incorporates a number of action strategies, such as action learning, action science, and communities of practice, into a comprehensive framework to help people learn collectively with others. The author demonstrates how to engage our reflective powers to challenge those taken-for-granted assumptions that unwittingly hold us back from questioning standard ways of operating.
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By Baroness Neuberger
This report focuses on volunteering in health and social care. There is huge potential for the expansion of volunteering in this area, particularly in relation to the role of volunteers who are also service-users. Much of this expansion cannot be unlocked without a change of culture within the public sector, particularly in the level of understanding of volunteering.
This report from the Local Government Association calls on the Government to adopt proposals to combat climate change and fight fuel poverty. It advocates a stronger role for local councils and local people in how the public’s money is spent to make homes more energy efficient.
By James Caplin
The aim of this book is to help the reader become better at preparing and doing presentations. There is a secondary aim. This is to be part of the process of ridding the world of poor presentations, so that we all have to suffer through fewer of them in future. I Hate Presentations is a practical book, containing no academic arguments, footnotes or extensive reading lists. When the readers puts into practice what they learn, the way they approach and do presentations – and communicate in general – will never be the same again.
The importance of human capital for growth and social inclusion is set out in this paper from theTreasury. It was written jointly with the Finance Ministries of Sweden and Germany.
The paper focuses on the issue of human capital for promoting employability and social cohesion. The knowledge-based economy favours workers with higher skills which need to be updated through the lifecycle. Human capital formation is therefore crucial to promote opportunity and employability of workers, and to increase the innovative capacity of companies and economies.
By Adrian Gostick & Scott Christopher.
The book uses serious science to reveal the remarkable power of humour and fun in work, and demonstrates that leaders who are light-hearted earn more on average than their peers. Entertaining workplaces have more loyal employees. Employees who are considered humorous are vastly more likely to get promoted.
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